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    Complaint

    46501
    WPC
    2/12/2018
    Voice Mail
    Sewage Bypass / Overflow
    2/14/2018
    27-JUL-2018 01:34PM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    5166
    Site
    Mountain City WWTP
    Location
    1022 Lumpkin Branch Rd.
    City
    Mountain City
    Description
    Treatment of municipal sewage
    County
    Johnson
    EFO Name
    Johnson City
    Site Owner
    Town of Mountain City

    Investigation Results

    Issue Resolved
    2/14/2018
    City of Mountain City
    2/14/2018

    Complaint Description and Writeup

    Mr. Chris Hook, Town of Mountain City reported overflows at 378 Industrial Park (2-8-18)and manhole no. AA-00 (Mountain City WWTP)(2-11-18). The sewer jet was used to open the backed up line at 378 Industrial Park. A written report will be submitted to the Johnson City EFO. The report received on 3-12-18 indicated the WWTP overflow (manhole no. AA-00) went from 2-11-18 at 1:00 PM until 2-12-18 at 4:30 PM with an estimated volume of 36,000 gallons. The report also stated, "This was a wet weather overflow. We check all of the normal manholes and they did not over flow." The cause of the overflow was heavy rain and cleanup was done (shovel, rake & lime). The report received on 7-27-18 for the 378 Industrial Park overflow indicated, "This happened at the Tsubaki Nakashima Plant in the Industrial Park. It was outside the Sewer system in their gravel parking lot....The city put in the sewer jet and cleaned the service going toward the customer. When the jet cleared the obstruction was a large amount of paper towels that came through the manhole. There was no debris from the overflow. The water coming up from the overflow was clear. The factory makes ball bearings and uses water to cool." The report also indicated the overflow went from 1:15-3:00 PM with an estimated volume of 30 gallons.